Tax Reform in the 21st Century: A Volume in Memory of Richard Musgrave

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-90-411-2829-4
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, Band 34, 576 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1066 g

Reihe: Series on International Taxati

No government can be sustained without the ability to tax its citizens. The question then arises how can a nation do so in a way that’s fair and equitable to taxpayers while simultaneously promoting economic growth and providing the state with the funds it needs to adequately address the needs of its citizens?

This insightful work, featuring contributions from a stellar array of international tax experts and economists, addresses the crucial, relevant issues which developed countries will confront in the early decades of the 21st century:

The pursuit of tax reform.
Personal tax base: income or consumption?
Tax rate scale: equity and efficiency aspects.
Business tax reform: structural and design issues.
Interjurisdictional issues.
Controlling tax avoidance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Head, John G.

Krever, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft, Besteuerung
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Rechtswissenschaften Steuerrecht Internationales und Europäisches Steuer-, Bilanz- und Rechnungslegungsrecht
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen Internationales Rechnungswesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Editors and Contributors. Introduction and Dedication REFLECTION. Remembering Richard Musgrave, 1910-2007. Peggy B. Musgrave. PURSUING TAX REFORM. The Political Economy of Tax Reform: A Neo-Musgravian Perspective with Illustrations from Canadian, US, Australian and New Zealand Experience. John G. Head International Prospects for Consumption-Based Direct Taxes: A Guided Tour. Charles E. McLure, Jr and George R. Zodrow Taxing Corporations in the European Union: Towards a Common Base? Sijbren Cnossen Income and Consumption Taxes in New Zealand: The Political Economy of Broad-Base, Low-Rate Reform in a Small Open Economy. David White PERSONAL TAX BASE: INCOME OR CONSUMPTION? Income or Consumption Taxes? Alan J. Auerbach Consumption Taxes and Risk Revised. Jane G. Gravelle TAX RATE SCALE: EQUITY AND EFFICIENCY ASPECTS. Taxation, Labour Supply and Saving. Patricia Apps and Ray Rees. The Distributional Effect of Consumption Taxes in Tax Systems. Neil Warren. A Restatement of the Case for a Progressive Income Tax. Neil Brooks BUSINESS TAX REFORM: STRUCTURAL AND DESIGN ISSUES. Corporate Income Tax: Incidence, Economic Effects, and Structural Issues. Jane G. Gravelle The Deduction of Interest Payments in an Ideal Tax on Realized Business Profits. Michael J. McIntyre The Mirrlees Review: A Perspective on Fundamental Tax Reform. Malcolm Gammie Taxes or Tradable Permits to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions. John Freebairn INTERJURISDICTIONAL ISSUES Tax Assignment Revisited. Richard Bird Inter-Nation Equity: The Development of an Important but Underappreciated International Tax Policy Objective. Kim Brooks Taxation of Outbound Direct Investment: Economic Principles and Tax Policy Considerations. Michael P. Devereux CONTROLLING TAX AVOIDANCE Containing Tax Avoidance: Anti-Avoidance Strategies. Chris Evans